A study of density, volume, mass, and weight DOS Week 4 A study of density, volume, mass, and weight

Monday What is being measured in this investigation? A. Mass of the rock B. Weight of the rock C. Volume of the rock D. Density of the rock

Tuesday A. brick B. flower C. elephant D. balloon Students determine the mass and height of four objects, but are unsure of the volume of each object. Which object has a high mass but would have a small volume? A. brick B. flower C. elephant D. balloon

Thursday Two blocks of wood are the same size, but one floats in water and one sinks. This occurs because they have different… A. Masses but the same density. B. Volumes but the same density C. Masses and different densities D. Volumes and different densities

Friday A lady weighs 120 pounds at the beach. The same day she travels to Pike’s Peak and weighs 117 pounds when she steps on the same scale. Why? A. She lost 3 pounds flying to the mountain B. She was wearing lighter clothing at the beach C. The change in altitude reduced the pull of gravity on the lady D. Your mass is greater at sea level than in the mountains

Monday Planet X has the same diameter as Earth but two times the mass of Earth. The same object is weighed on the surface of Earth and on the surface of Planet X. The object would weigh about…. A. the same on Planet X as on Earth B. one half as much on Planet X as on Earth C. twice as much on Planet X as on Earth D. four times as much on Planet X as on Earth

Tuesday An object is sent to the Moon from Earth in a spacecraft. Which observation correctly describes what happens to the mass and weight of the object on the surface of the Moon? A. Both the mass and weight of the object decrease B. Both the mass and weight of the object stay the same. C. The mass of the object decreases and the weight of the object increases. D. The weight of the object decreases, and the mass of the object stays the same.

Wednesday Which position of the Moon causes the greatest gravitational pull in one direction on Earth? A. position 1 B. position 2 C. position 3 D. position 4

Thursday Study the table below. Which statement correctly compares the weight of two of these astronauts? A. On Mars, astronaut Z would weigh more than astronaut Y. B. On Earth, astronaut X would weigh more than astronaut Y. C. On the Moon, astronaut X would weigh less than astronaut Y. D. On the Moon, astronaut Z would weigh less than astronaut X.

Friday An object weighs ten pounds on the Moon. On Earth, the same object would weigh about… A. Two times less. B. Two times more. C. Six times less. D. Six times more.

Monday Study the table below. On which two planets would an object weigh more than on Earth? A. Mars and Mercury B. Uranus and Saturn C. Venus and Mercury D. Neptune and Jupiter

Tuesday Which statement correctly compares an astronaut on Earth and on the Moon? A. The mass of an astronaut is greater on Earth than on the Moon. B. The mass of an astronaut is greater on the Moon than on Earth. C. The weight on an astronaut is greater on Earth than on the Moon. D. The weight of an astronaut is greater on the Moon than on Earth.

Wednesday A spacecraft is traveling form Mercury to Jupiter. Where would the spacecraft experience the greatest gravitational force? A. Earth B. the Sun C. the Moon D. within space

Thursday Which statement best describes Mars’ distance in relation to the Sun? A. It is closer to the Sun than is Earth. B. It is closer to the Sun than is Jupiter. C. It is farther form the Sun than is Saturn. D. It is farther from the Sun than is Neptune.

Friday Study the table below. A planet closer to the Sun takes less time to orbit the Sun one time. According to the table, which planet is closest to the Sun? A. Jupiter B. Mars C. Mercury D. Neptune

MONDAY Which student correctly compares a concave lens and a convex lens? a. student 1 b. student 2 c. student 3 d. student 4

TUESDAY Which sentence correctly describes how light rays travel through the lens in the human eye? A. Light rays come together through the convex lens. B. Light rays come together through the concave lens. C. Light rays are first spread apart and then come together through the convex lens. D. Light rays are first spread apart and then come together through the concave lens.

WEDNESDAY Which student correctly identified the shape of the lens and direction that light rays are bent for a convex lens? student 1 student 2 student 3 student 4

THURSDAY Which two drawings correctly illustrate how light rays travel through two lenses?